Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

Debra said, lifting her

his lips. “I’ll have my secretary

opened the door to see Joe waiting

black dress,

look stunning in this dress,

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly shut

“It’s okay.”

she got

Chapter 5

muttered, “You won’t get your bonus

wronged but dared not say

got for

club, Juan helped Debra get out

around them cast admiring glances at

the lady with

to be Mrs.

recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together

+25 BONUS

Juan took Debra’s hand.

so many people around, she

many faces she had encountered

a certain prestige in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs,

had studied finance to impress Juan, but it never paid

of shattered

accidentally broke a vase of roses, and the manager scolded

this old man come from? Get him out

“Hold on.”

forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed they were carefully pruned

rare.

flowers and startled the guests. Let me

manager.

one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How about

the manager waved off

lowering his voice. “I didn’t

shrugged. “Just trying to

stepped out of a taxi in a black dress, feeling strange gazes

them and tried to enter the

at the taxi and

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